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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Aloha Summer and The Liebster Blog Award

To me the nothing says "it's the start of summer" like a trip to Hawaii. As much as I wish I could say that I started my summer with a trip to Hawaii it wasn't meant to be. Although summer officially began on June 21, my summer started with my annual company summer party. It didn't help that the weather for June has been pretty gloomy. The theme this year was Hawaiian. I really look forward to the event since it is the only time of year my work place allows their employees to dress casually.

In the spirit of the Hawaiian theme I decided to pull out the Hawaiian print dress and flowers barrettes I bought during a work trip to Hawaii.

The annual summer party is held at the head academic headquarters. This is the water fountain in the courtyard. The courtyard is beautiful and if I worked here I'd probably have my lunch by the water fountain everyday.

Of course the Hawaiian theme party would not be complete without a little Hawaiian dancing to entertain the guests.

I have recently been nominated for the Liebster blog award by Joy of Aria Rhapsody. I want to thank Joy for the nomination and everyone for visiting and commenting on my blog. I really appreciate all the love and support from everyone.

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The Meaning; Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.

Here are the rules for receiving this award:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer.

3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.

4. Go to their page and tell them.

5. Remember, no tag backs!

11 Things About Myself

1. I'm a shy and quiet person in real life.

2. I love Japanese anime and manga

3. I'm a helpless romantic dreamer. I believe in things like love at first sight and soul mates.

4. I rarely watch movie solely based on the fact that an actor or actress is staring in the movie. Instead I prefer to watch a movie with story that catches my interest and fall in love with the character the actor or actress is playing.

5. I can't hide my emotions from my husband. He knows me too well.

6. My favorite foreign drama series is the Taiwanese drama "Mars."

7. I enjoy playing video games and my favorite game is Dynasty Warriors.

8. I love martial arts.

9. Even though I am no longer a kid, I still love watching Disney movies. I just saw Brave and loved it.

10.I can't watch scary movie or listen to scary stories.

11. When I was younger I was more of a tomboy but people wouldn't know that if they met me today.

Joy's Questions

1. What is your favorite clothing item or accessory? My silver Claddagh band that my husband and I bought when we were dating. See here for the meaning of the Claddagh ring.

11. Why do you enjoy blogging? It gives me the chance to step out of my comfort zone without the pressures of society and it allows me to discover my own fashion style. Blogging has also allowed me the chance to meet many wonderful people and make some new friends.

My Questions

1. If you were given the chance to meet your favorite blogger, who would it be and why?

2. What is your favorite movie?

3. What is the one thing you cannot live without?

4. Do you speak another language?

5. What country have you visited or would like to visit?

6. If you could have any person's wardrobe collection, who would it be?

7. Have you ever done anything spontaneous?

8. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

9. What is one word that would describe your personality?

10.What was the best advise your mom ever gave you?

11. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose to be?

My Nominations

I'm passing this onto the following bloggers to spread the love, give support to new and upcoming blogs, or just showcase a couple of blogs that I love! (all have less than 200 followers).

66 comments:

Aww.. thank you so much for nominating me, you are too sweet :) Love reading the fact about you and feel like I now know you a bit more than just an outfit. My eldest son is a die hard fan of anime and manga too, he even learn Japanese because of that and Maldives, you have to go soon.. it is BEAUTIFUL beyond words, I highly recommend Velassaru, one of the resorts :)I'm not sure if I told you this before but I think dresses suits you best!Thanks again!

MRS JACK OF ALL TRADES DAILY where Fashion and Food collide!http://mrsjackofalltradesdaily.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much to nominating me. You are so kind! Great to know more about you from these questions. I cannot watch any scary movies or listen to any scary stories too. The truth is I cannot take some kind of them but I always have nightmares afterward.

OMG, this dress is so darn pretty and love the leis and the flower pin on it! At least you had a Hawaiian themed party to attend, I've got nothing remotely close to Hawaii, or even a beach, here in the mid west!LoveJuneli from Fashionably Yours

I love this dress! You definitely look ready for a luau and I can see you just got leied..haha cheesy ;) I know! Anyways, congratulations on the award, you absolutely deserve it. I am not a hopeless romantic at all...this could be the reason why I have not been on a date in over 2 years!

1. i love your hawaiian print dress!! it's very pretty and feminine! i'm from hawaii and i get annoyed with the loud obnoxious hawaiian print that tourists tend to wear.. yours i love tho!

mars is one of my favorite drama's too!!! hahah in response to your 7-11 statement.. yes there's actually this thing that's been documented that's called 7-11 culture in taiwan.. there's 7-11's on every street corner.. and they have the most amazing yummy things to eat and you can do everything from pay your electric bill to buying train tickets inside 7-11! it's amazing!

i'm dying to visit maldives too!!! and i heart everything HP!! HP FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!! muhahahaha i dressed up in full harry potter garb one year compete with the cape, wand and a faux owl perched on my shoulders. i.kid.you.not. hahahha

Hey dear nice dress here!XOXOYleniaI really like your blog and outfits, I'm following you now and hope you will do the same!Also, I hope you will enter the competition to become the Fashion Muse of Forerunner2 magazine, learn more on my blog by clicking here!

so awesome you guys had real dancers. love your dress and the lei's. :) congrats on the award! it's always great learning more about my fellow bloggers. :) have a great rest of the weekend!kisses,jasmineAdamAlexMommy

How fun! I wish my office would have a Hawaiian themed party! Your outfit is adorable!

5. I'm convinced that in successful marriages, husbands & wives have their own wordless type of language. But on the other hand, sometimes I get so exasperated with my husband when he is being a typical male & doesn't comprehend my hints. LOL You win some and then you lose some. :P

I just found your blog and I think it is amazing.I will come again for sure If you want we could follow each other? If you want just follow me and send me your link on lavieenrose.blog8@gmail.com and I will follow you immediately http://liliemarlen.blogspot.com/

i love this post. Makes me wanna go back to Hawaii. I am glad i found your blog. YOur outfit is adorable and you too. BTW, i hope you don't mind me asking? How do you nominate someone from for Liebster Blog Award? I have some bloggers in mind that I want to nominate. Do you post about it on your blog or just send them a message? Thanks